WISCONSIN BB 64

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Iowa Class Battleship Keel Laid 25 January 1941 - Launched 7 December 1943 USS WISCONSIN BB-64 Commissioned 16 April 1944 - Decommissioned 1 July 1948 Recommissioned 3 March 1951 - Decommissioned 8 March 1958 Recommissioned 22 October 1988 - Decommissioned 30 September 1991 Struck from Naval Register 12 January 1995 Reinstated on Naval Register in reserve 12 February 1998 Berthed at Norfolk, VA to become a museum 16 April 2010 Weather decks open to public, ship maintained in reserve

Naval Covers

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1. USS Wisconsin BB-64 Covers Page 1    (1941-2006)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 16 April 1944 to 1 July 1948

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38

1946-02-03

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38a

1948-01-20

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38b

1947-07-21

First Postwar Cruise cachet.

 

Locy Type 2z 1944

1944-09-09

Note: Wider spacing in "U.S." from 1945 Type 2z

 

Locy Type 2z 1945

1945-05-02

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2az "TOKYO BAY"

1945-09-16

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38d

1945-10-27

A modified "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38e

1947-11-11

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Locy Type P "MIDSHIPMAN / CRUISE / 1947" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38e

1947-06-20

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38c

1948-06-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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2nd Commissioning 3 March 1951 to 8 March 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-03-03

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2

1955-11-18

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-06-23 to 1951-06-24

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3rd Commissioning 22 October 1988 to 30 September 1991

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38f

1988-10-22

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38g

1988-10-22

First Day of Recommission, cacheted

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u)

1988-10-22

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38h

1988-12-16

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38j

1991-07-09

USMC and FMF, cachet by Richard H. Hall

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38l

1991-03-28

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Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38m

1991-09-30

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS)

1991-09-30

Last Day in Commission

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Ship Marking

 

Ship Marking Similar to - USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-38g

1990

Persian Gulf 1990. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Wisconsin BB-64 Station" Norfolk VA 23513-9998

2001-04-16

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "60th Anniversary / Commissioning Sta." Norfolk, VA

2004-04-16

Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "60th Anniversary / Commissioning Sta." Philadelphia, PA

2004-04-16

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "60th Anniversary / Commissioning Sta." Madison, WI

2004-04-16

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS WISCONSIN earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ five Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two Bronze Stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Republic of Korean War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Wisconsin.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Walter S. Goodland.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name WISCONSIN - USS Wisconsin BB-9 and USS Wisconsin BB-64.

 

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